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Japan

Capital: Tokyo · Population: 125.1m

Coach: H. Moriyasu · Japan · 7 yrs 11 mo

4 matches this tournament

Position
2
Group F

Points

5

3 matches played

Record

1W 2D 0L

33% win rate

Goals For

7

2.33 per game

Goals Against

3

1.00 per game

FIFA Rank

#18

Current FIFA world ranking

Team Intelligence

Japan are appearing in their 8th World Cup, having first qualified in 1998. Their best finish remains Round of 16 (2002 [co-host], 2010, 2018, 2022). This is their 8th consecutive World Cup appearance. They enter the tournament ranked 18th in the world by FIFA.

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Fixtures & Results

All times UTC

Sunday 14 June

Sunday 21 June

Thursday 25 June

Monday 29 June

Squad

Squad Avg Age26.6

Youngest20K. Goto

Oldest39Y. Nagatomo

Squad Size26

GoalkeepersAvg 25.0

1

Z. Suzuki

Z. Suzuki23 yrs

12

K. Osako

K. Osako26 yrs

23

T. Hayakawa

T. Hayakawa26 yrs

DefendersAvg 28.6

3

S. Taniguchi

S. Taniguchi34 yrs

4

K. Itakura

K. Itakura28 yrs

5

Y. Nagatomo

Y. Nagatomo39 yrs

16

T. Watanabe

T. Watanabe28 yrs

20

A. Seko

A. Seko25 yrs

21

H. Ito

H. Ito26 yrs

22

T. Tomiyasu

T. Tomiyasu27 yrs

25

J. Suzuki

J. Suzuki22 yrs

MidfieldersAvg 25.2

2

Y. Sugawara

Y. Sugawara25 yrs

7

A. Tanaka

A. Tanaka27 yrs

13

Keito Nakamura

Keito Nakamura25 yrs

17

Y. Suzuki

Y. Suzuki24 yrs

24

K. Sano

K. Sano25 yrs

AttackersAvg 26.1

6

S. Machino

S. Machino26 yrs

8

T. Kubo

T. Kubo24 yrs

9

K. Goto

K. Goto20 yrs

10

R. Doan

R. Doan27 yrs

11

D. Maeda

D. Maeda28 yrs

14

J. Ito

J. Ito32 yrs

15

D. Kamada

D. Kamada29 yrs

18

A. Ueda

A. Ueda27 yrs

19

Koki Ogawa

Koki Ogawa28 yrs

26

K. Shiogai

K. Shiogai20 yrs

Team Insights

Model Probabilities

Qualify

86.0%

Semi-final

9.6%

Win

0.9%

Pre-Tournament Performance

WWWWW

Last 5 matches before the tournament — newest right

Last 5 Matches

05-31Iceland1–0WFriendly

03-31England1–0WFriendly

03-28Scotland1–0WFriendly

11-18Bolivia3–0WKirin Cup

11-14Ghana2–0WKirin Cup

Betting Insights

Market Performance

Bet This Team

-55.8%

Bet Opponents

-44.9%

Flat-stake ROI across 4 matches (model fair-value odds)

Win / Draw / Loss

W 25%D 50%L 25%

1W 2D 1L from 4 tournament matches

Game State Behaviour

Leading at HT2 games

W 50%D 0%L 50%

Market Expectation

2.55

Avg Starting Odds

Favourite in: 2 of 4 matches

Avg Implied Win %: 39%

Goals Profile

3.25High Scoring

Over 1.5

100%

Over 2.5

75%

Over 3.5

50%

Common Scorelines

2–2

25%

4–0

25%

1–1

25%

1–2

25%

Tournament Statistics

Goals & Defence

Goals For

8

2.0 per game

Goal Diff

+3

vs opponents

Goals Against

5

1.2 per game

Clean Sheets0 from 4

Both Teams Scored0%

Avg Match Goals3.25

Player Stats

🏥 Injuries

S. Machino

Injury

T. Kubo

Injury

FIFA Rankings History

Source: FIFA — lower rank = better

Past World Cup Performance

All-Time World Cup Record

W

7

D

6

L

12

GF

25

GA

33

Win %

28%

Matches played25

Average goals for1.0

Average goals against1.32

Over 1.5 goals56%

Over 2.5 goals48%

Both teams score52%

Biggest win2–0 vs Tunisia (2002)

Heaviest loss1–4 vs Brazil (2006)

Recent World Cup Appearances

Year	P	GF	GA	Results
2022	4	5	4	WWDL
2018	4	6	7	WDLL
2014	3	2	6	DLL
2010	4	4	2	WWDL
2006	3	2	7	DLL

WC Head-to-Head Records

Opponent	P	W	D	L
Croatia	3	0	2	1
Belgium	2	0	1	1
Colombia	2	1	0	1
Argentina	1	0	0	1
Jamaica	1	0	0	1
Russia	1	1	0	0
Tunisia	1	1	0	0
Turkey	1	0	0	1